Non-native English Speaking Teacher’s Self-perceptions--Case Studies of ESL and EFL Teachers 英语论文.doc

Non-native English Speaking Teacher’s Self-perceptions: Case Studies of ESL and EFL Teachers APLING 572: Communication in L2 Classroom Professor K. E. Johnson May 7, 2008 Introduction This research applies the Reves Medgyes 1994 and the Samimy Brutt-Griffler 1999 approach to survey the self-perceptions of two three EFL/ESL non-native English speaker teachers. Reves Medgyes 1994 conducted an international survey of 216 NS and NNS English teachers from 10 countries. In order to reveal the difficulties non-NESTs have in common and to suggest ways to improve their public image and their self-perception, they confirmed the following three hypotheses: 1 NS and NNS English teachers are differ in terms of their teaching behaviors 2 These differences in teaching practice are mainly due to their differing levels of language proficiency 3 Their knowledge of these differences affects the NNS teacher’s ‘self-perception and teaching attitudes.’ They found that non-NESTs acknowledge their distinguished important role as a non-NEST in the English education; though, they have a poorer self-image due to their awareness of English-language deficiency. They suggest that ‘frequent exposure to authentic native language environments and proficiency-oriented in-service training activities’ may improve their difficulties in the targeted language, and it will lead to building up their self-confidence. Samimy Brutt-Griffler 1999 applied the approach of Reves Medgyes 1994 to the survey of the self-perceptions of NNS graduate students majoring in TESOL. The participants perceived a difference between NESTs and non-NESTs in their teaching behavior, which was consistent with the results of the former study; however, they considered that whether she/he is a native or non-native is not a matter for successful teaching English, and other sociocultural factors can be decisive factors, instead. The former study is significant in surveying the difficulties commonly shared with